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Webster 1913 Edition
Augmentation
Augˊmen-ta′tion
,Noun.
[LL.
augmentatio
: cf. F. augmentation
.] 1.
The act or process of augmenting, or making larger, by addition, expansion, or dilation; increase.
2.
The state of being augmented; enlargement.
3.
The thing added by way of enlargement.
4.
(Her.)
A additional charge to a coat of arms, given as a mark of honor.
Cussans.
5.
(Med.)
The stage of a disease in which the symptoms go on increasing.
Dunglison.
6.
(Mus.)
In counterpoint and fugue, a repetition of the subject in tones of twice the original length.
Augmentation court
(Eng. Hist.)
, a court erected by Stat. 27 Hen. VIII., to augment the revenues of the crown by the suppression of monasteries. It was long ago dissolved.
Encyc. Brit.
Syn. – Increase; enlargement; growth; extension; accession; addition.
Webster 1828 Edition
Augmentation
AUGMENTA'TION
,Noun.
1.
The act of increasing, or making larger, by addition, expansion, or dilatation.2.
The state of being increased or enlarged.3.
The thing added by which a thing is enlarged.4.
In music, a doubling the value of the notes of the subject of a fugue or canon.Augmentation Court, in England, a court erected by 27 Hen. VIII., to augment the revenues of the crown, by the suppression of monasteries. It was long ago dissolved.
In heraldry, augmentation consists in additional charges to a coat-armor, often as marks of honor, borne on the escutcheon or a canton.